In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
1908 marriage
Name: William Rochefort
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 May 1908
Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Registration Place: Worcester, , Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 19
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Birth Date: 1889
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
BirthPlace: Worcester, ,
Father's Name: Ambrose Rochefort
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Mother's Name: Josephine Gonyier
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Spouse's Name: Exilda Dufresne
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Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 21
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Spouse's Birth Date: 1887
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1887
Spouse's BirthPlace: Saint Regis Falls, , New York
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1910 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: William Richford
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Worcester Ward 7, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 1901
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
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Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada French
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 10
Sheet Number and Letter: 10A
Household ID: 190
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 633
GS Film Number: 1374646
Digital Folder Number: 004972464
Image Number: 00246
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Richford Head M 21 Massachusetts
Exilda Richford Wife F 23 New York
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: William Richford
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 97
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
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Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 21
Sheet Number and Letter: 21A
Household ID: 360
Line Number: 10
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 970
GS Film Number: 2340705
Digital Folder Number: 004950056
Image Number: 00970
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Richford Head M 39 Massachusetts
Exilda Richford Wife F 43 New York
Exilda B Richford Daughter F 14 Massachusetts
William A
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: William H Richford
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 5, Worcester, Worcester City, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 23-114
Family Number: 113
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Line Number: 62
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1716
Digital Folder Number: 005461161
Image Number: 00199
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William H Richford Head M 50 Massachusetts
Exilda Richford Wife F 52 New York
Arthur H Richford Son M 18 Massachusetts
Edmund A Richford Son M 14 Massachusetts
Eugena R Richford Daughter F 10 Massachusetts
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
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